FILMS AT THIRST FURSDAY (Austin)I will be screening a selection of my films at Thirst Fursday at the Museum of Human Achievement, on Thursday May 7th. Located behind Canopy art studios, at 3600 Lyons Rd., Austin.

PUPPET EXTRAVAGANZA (Austin)Details to be announced. I will be screening some of my short puppet films at the Museum of Human Achievement's event on Saturday May 16th.

DALLAS MEDIANALE: AMBROSIAScreening of "The Oracle of Ambrosia," written and starring Matthew Terrell and Jeanne Stern.
Part of the Experimental Response Showcase at The Mckinney Avenue Contemporary on
Friday Feb. 13th. "Ambrosia Networks offers a selection of high-quality programs and promotional information, beamed to your nearest reflecting pool. In this week's episode, "Centaur Problems," our very own Oracle of Ambrosia responds to a question about equine men, the women who love them, and wedding etiquette. Remember to enjoy Ambrosia for Eternal Life."

SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL"Some Vacation", written/ directed by Anne Lewis, animated by jeanne Stern, and edited by Kirk-o-matic, is an official selection at the 2015 Sarasota Film Festival. It plays on April 13th and April 15th. The film has also screened at the New York Jewish Film Festival (Jan 2015), the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (2014), and the Chicago Film festival (2014).

2014

SXSW JURY AWARD: SOME VACATION. I animated a short fillm titled "Some vacation." for writer/director Anne S. Lewis. The film was selected to play at SXSW, and received the Jury Award for the Texas Shorts category. The film is about the director's father, a tavelling salesman, who took the family along with him as he traveled the country selling an unusual product. Edited by Kirk Hunter [Kirk-o-matic] and co-produced by Anne Goetzmann-Kelley. http://sxsw.com/film/news/2014/sxsw-film-awards-announced

MUSEUM OF HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT W/ DAVID FINKELSTEINWork-in-Progress screening of "Ambrosia" Nov. 27th at the Museum of Human Acheivement.
Screening Notes: "Experimental Response Cinema and the Museum of Human Achievement is excited to screen SUGGESTIVE GESTURES, with NYC-based filmmaker David Finkelstein in-person! This screening will also feature a short film by Austin-based animation powerhouse Jeanne Stern: The Oracle of Ambrosia."

MASS GALLERY: EXPERIMENTAL RESPONSE CINEMA IIScreening of "Nevermore" Sept. 27th at Mass Gallery.
Screeening Notes: Experimental Response Cinema is excited to present its third showcase/salon of Austin based moving image artists! Taking the form of a curated open-screening, this is an annual moment where we invite artists to show their recent projects. This years edition features work by Henna Chou & Wiley Wiggins, Bug Davidson, Raul De Lara, Jarrett Hayman, Sarah Hill, Barna Kantor, Tom Rosenberg, Scott Stark, Jeanne Stern, Rachel Stuckey, and Dan Stuyck.
LA GOUTTE QUI REMONTEScreening of "Nevermore" and "Doctor Foster" in conjunction with live puppet show by multiple artists. At the Museum of Human Achievement on April 26th at 5pm, and at 8pm.

ANIMATION CLASSES AT AUSTIN SCHOOL OF FILM I'll be teaching Handmade Animation at the Austin School of film again in May. In this class students will make short handmade animations. Students will learn handmade animation techniques, including paper silhouette, hand-drawn and experimental methods. More info at the Austin School of FIlm website

2013FOUR CORE CHAMBERS (BERKELEY CA)I will be showing a new video called "Doctor Foster"at the Martina} {Johnston Gallery in Berkeley, CA at a heart-themed exhibition curated by Katie Anania.Opening Saturday Sept. 7th from 4-8pm. I will be in attendance. "Doctor Foster" is a three-minute long paper puppet film.

NEVERMORE (CASPER WY)I will be showing a selection of new works, dioramas and film, at the Casper College Goodstein Gallery in Casper Wyoming. The works center around a toad and his watery domestic life. Show runs August 26th- September 26th. Artist Lecture
Sat. Sept. 14th at noon.

HANDMADE ANIMATION: VICTORIAN GOTHIC I am once again teaching this animation class, at
the Austin School of Film. Students will read segments of Victorian
Gothic literature and make animations inspired by it. At the Austin School of Film. Starts November 5.

LIVING SPRINGS: SPIRIT WATERSI animated a short film for Karen Kocher's Living Springs interactive documentary about Barton Springs.
The piece is called Spirit Waters. The first screening will be Tuesday Aug. 20th at 8:30pm at Barton Springs (free).

STUDIO G-DCAST 2013For the second year, I will be co-teaching an animation workshop for college
students at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francsico this August. http://www.g-dcast.com/studio

LEVIATHAN VS BEHEMOTHHere's a fun short animation I created for G-dcast, in collaboration with a group of creative young adults at a workshop called "Studio Pastrami" in San Francisco. Watch "Lox vs. Pastrami"

PORTUGAL: EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION | ILLUSIONARY WORLDS I will be teaching another course in Porto, Portugal this
summer. In this class students will create animated mircocosms using a
variety of techniques. Application deadline is June 4th. More
information on the UT Austin | Portugal colab page http://utaustinportugal.org

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, LGBT FILM FESTIVAL My film, Zut-Alors, played in my home state for the first time this May at the Boston LGBT film fest. Curated by Bug Davidson. http://www.mfa.org

ARTHOUSEMy super short film, Piano Mouths, will be playing at the Austin Museum of Art/ ArtHouse in their "Liftt" space (the elevator) from June 19th- August 12th.http://amoa-arthouse.org

NMASSI will be curating a screening of short films for the New
Media and Sound Summit in Austin TX, including works by Portuguese
animators, myself, and others TBA. It will be on the afternoon of
Saturday June 16th. More info coming soon. http://nmassfest.org

ICHI NI SAN SHI I've been working on a collaborative music video with the
members of the band, Ichi Ni San Shi. It will screen with live music at Domy Books at 7pm on June 16th.

VALE DE CAMBRA There will be a screening of my students' experimental
animations in Vale de Cambra, on Saturday May 19th, along with some work
of my own. Curated by Mário Costa. More info here.

STUDIO G-DCAST I will be co-teaching an animation workshop for college
students at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francsico this August.
http://www.g-dcast.com/studio

ESPAÇO ANÉMONAI co-curated a screening of experimental animation at Espaço
Anémona in Porto, Portugal, on Jan. 26th. Included work by my students,
myself, my colleague Luis Leite (Grifu) and his students.

2011

GHOSTS OF SPACES In October I taught a 2-day experimental animation class called
"Ghosts of Spaces" at the futureplaces Digital Media Festival in Porto,
Portugal. Work from the class can be seen here: http://vimeo.com/groups/ghostspace

AURORA PICTURE SHOW I went to visit the Aurora Picture show in Houston. I taught a Teen Stereoscopic Workshop on 10/15, and gave an Artist Salon called Illusionary Worlds, on 10/16.
ANIMATION MEETUP- AMANDA JONES/ STEREOSCOPY Free Installation Art/ 3D Workshop, hosted by Jeanne with Special guest artist Amanda Jones.
Amanda provided items from her "junk" collection and participants
recombined them into miniature scenes which were photographed in 3D. At
the Austin School of Film.HANDMADE ANIMATION: VICTORIAN GOTHIC I am teaching an animation class at the Austin
School of Film. Students will read segments of Victorian Gothic
literature and make animations inspired by it. At the Austin School of Film. Starts November 1st. EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION: PORTUGALIn June & July I taught a course on Experimental Animation at the University of Porto, Portugal.
The program is part of the collaboration between Portugal and the
University of Austin. There was a screening of student work, and
animations by internationally recognized artists, on July 16th at Passos
Manuel, Porto, called Art of the Moving Image. Check out the students' work on our Vimeo page.

ARTHOUSE This spring I have had the opportunity to
mentor a very talented young artist, Ashley Love, through Austin's Art
House. We will be showing our work on a screen together at the Advanced
Young Artists show. At Art House, opening Saturday August 6th. Details

SOMEWHERE ELSE, RIGHT HERE I curated a show of animation and film for the Texas State Art Gallery in San Marcos Texas, called "Somewhere Else, Right Here".
It runs for the entire month of June and includes work by the following
artists: Laura Heit (Los Angeles, CA), Lauren Kelley (Houston, TX),
Caroline Koebel (Austin, TX), Sarah Jane Lapp (Boston, MA), Ashley Love
(Austin, TX), Rob Munday (London, UK), Jeanne Stern (Austin, TX)Luciana
Tanure (Luluxa) (Bela Horizonte Brazil).Link to hours & directions.

FRIENDLY BUT STARVING Screening of works by my Austin School of Film
Experimental Animation students, as well as films by the Avante Garde
film class. Friday May 13th. More info here.

ANIMATION MEET-UPS I have been hosting animation talks
and gatherings in collaboration with the Austin School of Film, where I
teach. These events are free and open to the public, and are intended
to inspire and encourage collaboration.

3D PUPPET FILM WORKSHOP @ SXSW
I taught another 3D (stereocopic) workshop for youth
at SXSW this year. This time we shot 3D puppet videos of dioramas. The
dioramas were puppeteered using manets, brass fasteners, and other
techniques.

AVAA - AUSTIN VISUAL ARTS AWARDS Thank you to the AVAA
for nominating me for the "Best Artist of the Year (New Media)" award.
Congratulations to the other finalists, Paul Beck, Tray Duncan, and Ryan
Hennessee.
YIZKOR AT MORE FESTIVALSYizkor
(directed by Ruth Fertig) has played at several festivals recently,
inlcuding Hot Docs, the New York Jewish Women's Film Festival, and The
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

BLU MOON FESTIVAL AWARD Sproutwins best Art Film at Blu Moon Film Festival.

METHODS OF ENTANGLEMENTThe Museum of Touch & Feelis showing at "Methods of Entanglement," a multimedia show presented by Mass Gallery
and the University of Texas. For the first time the film will be shown
in full color, on a large 3D screen with polarized glasses. Opening
reception Thurs. Sept. 9th, from 7-10pm, in the TACC Visualization Laboratory at UT Austin ACES building 2.404A. For additional viewings, stop by the lab anytime, or contact Brandt Westing at the TACC Lab.

STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD Ruth Fertig's documentary, Yizkor, which I animated, has won the Gold Student Academy Award
in the documentary catgegory. Ruth's film is based on her
grandmother's experience during the Holocaust. It combines Super 8 film,
archival footage, and animation to tell the story. The awards
ceremony will be on June 12th at the Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills
CA. The event is free and open to the public, click here for tickets.

TIME IS LOVE3, BERLIN The Museum of Touch & Feel will be included in Time is Love 3
, an International video art exhibition. Curated by Kisito Assangni in
Berlin, Apr. 30-May 2. Admission free. WERK-RAUM, Prinzenallee 58,13359
BERLIN

ATHENS VIDEO ART FESTIVALSprout will be included in the Athens Video Art Festival, the largest festival of digital art and new media in Greece, May 7th-9th. athensvideoartfestival.gr

SPROUT WINS AWARD Sproutreceived
Best Experimental/ Animated Film at the West Virginia Mountaineer Short
Film Festival, March 2010. Presented by The West Virginia University
Department of Art in association with the Appalshop organization.

CULINARTSMy films received 2nd Prize at CulinArts, a juried art fundraiser for the Wright House Wellness Center, Austin TX. To learn more about the Wright House go to thewrighthouse.org

DIY 3DWORKSHOP @ SXSW
This March I taught a stereoscopic workshop for kids sponsored by SXSW and the Austin School of Film. Watch the video (requires red/cyan glasses).
More workshops for all ages coming soon at ASoF. I also met some great
stereoscopic (3D) artists at SXSW, including Ryan Suits, who among other
things takes 3D long exposures of light: atomiccheesecake.net
PUPPET FILMS @ INTREPID MUSEUM, NYC
Several of my puppet films
are playing with Heather Henson's Handmade Puppet Dreams Touring Film
Festival. The following are playing at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space
Museum Feb. 17th: Sprout, Le Mariage des Chausettes (from Zut-Alors), House Upon a Hill, Sophie's Story & Piano Mouths.

FRESCOES OF A GLASS ARMOIRE Bellwether screening in
Frescoes of a Glass Armoire, Minicine, Shreveport LA (Sept. 10, 2009)ELSEWHERE AT ELSEWHERE In May-June I spent a month as an Artist-in-Resident at the Elsewhere
Artist Collaborative in Greensboro NC. A former thrift store, Elsewhere
is now a living art museum. Artists come and work with the thrift shop
remnants to create installations, performances, films and more.
During my residency I focused on stereoscopic animation and 3D
photos installations. Read more about my experience on my blog.

YIZKORIn 2009 I created animation for Ruth Fertig's documentary, Yizkor.
This film is based on the memoirs of Ruth's grandmother, Safta, about
her experience during the Holocaust. The film combines Super 8 film,
archival footage, and animation to tell the story. Watch Clips